Me too. I think this is a common phenomenon with people who have been placed (or placed themselves) in positions of power, agency, control, etc.

They seem to send mixed messages by kind of loosening boundaries, then suddenly over-tightening them like wandering out of the lane of traffic, ***over-correcting*** and then skidding out of control. The problem is, it seems sudden and harshly restrictive to clients, kids, employees.

I am so sorry that your therapy has sent you into this skid. I ache for you because I have been there before and can certainly understand where you are. Please keep posting and take care of You (and your dog!).